The activists put up the same banner in both Belgrade and Tirana, reading: “The people of Serbia and Albanian say no to genocide. Free Palestine.”
Unpaid wages and a shortage of resources are the main reasons for the protest by the workers of the pharmacy chain “Apoteka Beograd.” The protest is scheduled for Friday, September 6, at 10 AM in front of the City’s administrative building.
Mašina talked about the French left‘s tactics for the approaching elections with professor Natalie Depraz, a member of the left-wing La France Insoumise political party.
The Slovenian Parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of the government’s decision to recognize Palestine as an independent and sovereign state.
Local elections were held in close to 90 cities and local municipalities in Serbia. The day was marked by irregularities and violence against citizens who tried to prevent them.
On Friday, May 17th Mercedes-Benz workers at two factories in Alabama voted against joining the union, United Auto Workers (UAW). With a final tally of 2,642 to 2,045 against unionizing, the result in Alabama represents the first setback in the UAW’s large-scale unionization campaign that Mašina previously reported on.
Workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee just voted overwhelmingly to join the United Automobile Workers (UAW) union. This marks a first for workers at a foreign-owned auto plant in the southern region of the United States, which has historically had a weak union presence.
Strategies for trade union organizing and protection of the labor rights of platform workers in Serbia were presented at a round table organized by UGS “Nezavisnost” trade union association and the Association of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia.
Mašina spoke to Waltraud Fritz-Klackl, a member of the Communist Party of Austria since the 1970s, who told us about her party’s historical relationship with Yugoslavia, its recent electoral success and the opportunities that lie ahead.
The hopes of Turkey’s opposition forces for a victory in the Turkish elections have been dashed. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan narrowly won the second round of the presidential election against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the centrist Cumhuriyeti Halk Partisi (CHP). The Cumhur İttifakı of the ruling nationalist-religious Adalet ve Kalkınma Parti (AKP), the ultra-nationalist MHP … Read more
Andrej Hunko visited Belgrade to support Kurdish political activist Ecevit Piroğlu, who has been in prison in Serbia for two years. We spoke to Hunko about the importance of the recent elections in Turkey and about internationalism.
The mayor of Belgrade has threatened to sue citizens who prevent drilling and digging on the Sava River embankment, which protects the city from flooding.
This May 1, the Confederation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Serbia will organize a protest in front of the Yura factory in Leskovac.
Presidential, extraordinary parliamentary and elections for the assembly of Belgrade, Bor and 12 other cities and municipalities were held in Serbia last Sunday
Thousands of people from all over Albania protested over the weekend against rising prices. Our journalists talked to Redi Muçi, a member of “Organizata Politike” activist organisation.
Rising concerns over environmental problems brought green political organizations to the foreground. Green political parties have been present in Serbia before, but their role has not been entirely positive.
Members of the electoral coalition are the Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own movement, the Open Civic Platform ACTION, the Environmental Uprising, as well as a large number of activists and local movements.
The majority of voters at the national level approved constitutional changes, while the voters in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš voted against them.
The SKUPA trade union will fight for labour rights and better working conditions of those engaged in associations, trade unions, private and non-governmental foundations, non-profit cooperatives and political parties. According to Sandra Kasunić, one of the founders of the union and a member of its board, the idea to establish such a union was developed … Read more
Four of the five pre-election opposition coalitions are calling on citizens to take part in the referendum and vote NO.
The number of people working from home increased during the pandemic. Employers have quickly resorted to modern tools for monitoring and supervising workers, which creates the need for legal regulation and clear moves by unions to protect the rights of workers working from home.
